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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 18, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 18, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Caudill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Berenguer |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,233 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Dave Pallone 3B: Jim Quick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scot Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Kimm | Catcher |
| Steve Macko | Second Baseman |
| Bill Caudill | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Kelvin Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Dan Norman | Right Fielder |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Juan Berenguer | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 18, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Berenguer
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Berenguer
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Berenguer
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Berenguer
Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Berenguer
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Caudill
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caudill
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Caudill
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Berenguer
Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Berenguer
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Berenguer
Kimm hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Caudill
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Caudill
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Caudill
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macko vs. Berenguer
Macko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caudill vs. Berenguer
Caudill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Berenguer
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Berenguer
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Berenguer
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Caudill
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Caudill
Trevino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Macko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berenguer vs. Caudill
Berenguer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Berenguer
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Berenguer
Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Biittner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ontiveros vs. Berenguer
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Berenguer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Caudill
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caudill
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Caudill
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Berenguer
Kimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macko vs. Berenguer
Macko strikes out. There goes Kimm. The throw from Trevino to second, and Kimm is out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caudill vs. Berenguer
Caudill is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Caudill
Hebner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Hebner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngblood vs. Caudill
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kranepool vs. Caudill
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Norman vs. Caudill
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Berenguer
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Berenguer
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Berenguer
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Caudill
Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Caudill
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Juan Berenguer.
There goes Trevino. The throw from Kimm and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boisclair vs. Caudill
Boisclair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Caudill
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trevino scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Caudill
Caudill fires to first and picks off Taveras. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caudill
Chapman hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching.
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Glynn
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Glynn
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Caudill
Miguel Dilone now playing center field.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Caudill
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Tidrow
Kranepool hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Macko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Glynn
Kimm hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Glynn
Steve Dillard pinch hits for Steve Macko.
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tidrow vs. Glynn
Tidrow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Glynn
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Tidrow
Steve Dillard now playing second base.
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Tidrow
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Tidrow
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Ed Glynn.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching.
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Allen
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Allen
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Tidrow
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Tidrow
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Tidrow
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Tidrow
Hebner hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Allen
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Allen
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Allen
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Bruce Kimm.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Allen
Dillard hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Tidrow
Tim Blackwell now catching.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngblood for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Tidrow
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Tidrow
Norman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Tidrow
There goes Norman. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trevino vs. Tidrow
Trevino strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Allen
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Dick Tidrow.
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Allen
Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
De Jesus bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Chapman covering, for the out. Seibert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Allen
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. Seibert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Allen
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seibert scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Allen
Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ontiveros vs. Allen
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching. Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Neil Allen.
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Sutter
Gil Flores pinch runs for Elliott Maddox.
Taveras bunts towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Sutter
John Stearns pinch hits for Kelvin Chapman.
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Sutter
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1979, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 3 0 1 0 Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 1
Thompson S, rf 5 0 0 0 Chapman K, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kingman D, lf 5 0 1 1 Stearns J, ph 1 0 0 0
Biittner L, 1b 5 1 2 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Hebner R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Martin J, cf 3 0 0 0 Youngblood J, lf 4 0 0 0
Dilone M, cf 1 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kimm B, c 3 0 1 0 Norman D, rf 3 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph 1 0 0 0 Trevino A, c 4 1 1 0
Blackwell T, c 0 0 0 0 Berenguer J, p 1 0 0 0
Macko S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Dillard S, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Caudill B, p 2 0 0 0 Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
Buckner B, ph 1 0 1 0 Maddox E, ph 1 0 1 0
Seibert K, pr 0 1 0 0 Flores G, pr 0 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
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37 2 7 2 34 1 4 1
Chicago 000 100 000 01 -- 2
New York 000 001 000 00 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Caudill B 6.1 3 1 1 2 4
Tidrow D (W) 3.2 0 0 0 2 4
Sutter B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer J 6.0 4 1 1 1 5
Glynn E 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Allen N (L) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
E -- Kimm B, Blackwell T
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 5
3B -- Biittner L, Hebner R
SB -- De Jesus I 2, Trevino A, Norman D
CS -- Kimm B
SH -- De Jesus I, Taveras F
T -- 3:08
A -- 4233
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